I think they should do what EV makers are doing and preview products a year or longer before they begin shipping.
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At Least One New MacBook With Apple Silicon 'Likely' at WWDC, Says Morgan Stanley Analyst
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Thats not even remotely close to true. That is still Ice Storm / Fire Storm CPU cores, thats still the same generation. Adding thunderbolt isn't hard at all, they add another TB controller. We already know its a new die design, a new die design is not a new generation. A12X was a different die design compared to A12, just as M1 was a different die than A14 yet its the same generation.
Impossible is more like it.
There is a certain pace and substance to rumors before a product is announced. The mythical Mac mini with M1X is not in the cards for this week.
Whoever told you that does not know what they're talking about.
"At least one likely" is the safest statement I ever heard. We're 3 days away so you either know it's coming or you don't.
Okay, so what I‘ve learned from the various rumors is that the new 14” & 16” MBP’s will either be handed out to WWDC attendees as they walk in the door, or available sometime in 2022. Do I have that right?
Wouldn't count on it for WWDC but certainly this year. The current line-up is too wonky.
WWDC next week: “Introducing the new M2 16 inch MacBook Pro!”
One month later: “Reports are a new M3 processor is in the works for early 2022!”
People in the comments: “But I just put down money for the M2?!? WHAT A RIP OFF!”
One month later: “Reports are a new M3 processor is in the works for early 2022!”
People in the comments: “But I just put down money for the M2?!? WHAT A RIP OFF!”
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I a few wallstreet analysts. Let me assure you that (1) you can be an analyst, and (2) this is the highlight of his/her year. The other 2,199 hours of work are terribly boring.
Apple isn’t going to want to suddenly undermine a product that isn’t even a year old. People are fine with a yearly upgrade, but they don’t want to feel like they’re 6 month old product is suddenly inferior. In actuality, I don’t expect an upgrade to Mac Mini until maybe 2022. I also expect the new MacBook Pros to be either a beefier M1 or an M1X chip. I really doubt they go right to M2 (branding) when M1 isn’t even a year old (I expect the new ARM processors to have no more than a 2 year update cycle, with maybe a bump in between). People expect Apple to iterate way, way too fast nowadays.
This is gonna be a hell of an upgrade if it's with the 8 high-performance cores + 2 high-efficiency cores.
Scoring somewhere around 12,950 on GeekBench 5.
Huh? They are still selling Intel mac minis as the high end model. Its clear there is a high-end version coming. That doesn't undercut the lower end versions what so ever.
You do realize that the M1 Mac Mini was a total surprise at Apple's November M1 Mac event. All of the rumors were going wild about the M1 MacBook Pro being the first Apple Silicon Mac, and then BAM, the Mac Mini comes out of nowhere. So we'll have to see..
I’m at the opposite end of that spectrum. The M1 Air’s 1TB/16GB specs were fine for me - I just wanted a bigger screen! IF I could get the equivalent of a “M1 Big Air”, I’d order one today.
I think Apple has hired Putin's "weaponized misinformation" people to keep on our toes
We're just three days away from Apple's annual developers conference, WWDC, but rumors are still divided as to whether new MacBook Pro models with Apple silicon will be announced at Apple's opening keynote on Monday.
Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty weighed in on the matter in a research note shared with MacRumors today, claiming it's "likely" that Apple will announce at least one new MacBook model powered by Apple silicon at WWDC.
"In the last 12 months, Apple has introduced not only new Macs (MacBook Air, MacBook Pro 13", and the Mac Mini) with M1, but also a high end 12.9" iPad Pro with the M1 chip," wrote Huberty. "We expect this momentum to continue into WWDC 2021, and based on our checks, we believe it's likely Apple launches a new MacBook featuring in-house designed silicon."
Huberty said there is potential for the new MacBook to feature the so-called "M2" chip, and if so, she assumes that shipments to customers would begin in the second half of 2021. This notebook would very likely be a new high-end MacBook Pro, with Apple rumored to be planning redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, but Huberty did not specify.
MacRumors discovered potential battery listings for the next-generation 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro in a Chinese regulatory database earlier this week.
Huberty's prediction lines up with leaker Jon Prosser, who said a new MacBook Pro is coming at WWDC. However, supply chain reports from outlets like Nikkei Asia and DigiTimes have suggested that mass production of new MacBook Pro models will not begin until the second half of 2021, casting at least some doubt on a WWDC announcement.
One possibility is that the new MacBook Pro models will be announced at WWDC, but not ship until several weeks later. This would be in line with the new iMac, iPad Pro, and Apple TV models, which did not begin arriving to customers until May 21, just over one month after being announced at Apple's Spring Loaded event on April 20.
The new MacBook Pro models are each expected to feature a brighter mini-LED display, an improved iteration of the M1 chip, and a new design with a flatter top and bottom. The notebooks are also expected to regain some ports that Apple removed from the MacBook Pro in 2016, including an HDMI port, SD card slot, and a magnetic charging port. Rumors also suggest the Touch Bar will be retired in favor of physical Fn keys.
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As usual am all in for the event. I'll watch the even live and have two other screens following comments here and elsewhere.
Not just according to analysts. but according to every Apple dog-and-pony show they've ever done!
Here's hoping it's the top end models and not a mid-range 16.
I'm happy to not be a guinea pig for the mini-LED on top of everything else.
I'm happy to not be a guinea pig for the mini-LED on top of everything else.
So maybe we get sth. or nothing probably or not who knows we will see or not unsure to be too sure at this point. You wanna follow me?
Tim Cook: "As you have already seen the rumors, we are so happy to present the new software we have developed 😅 "
I hope my joke is wrong hehe
I hope my joke is wrong hehe
I'd be guessing they will announce both, and have the 13/14 shipping RSN, and the 16 shipping 4Q/1Q22.